Bag holder



April 22, 1930. e. WECKERT 1,755,584

BAG HOLDER Filed June 12, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR George L-Wecke/f ATTORNEY April 22, 1930.

G. L. WECKERT BAG HOLDER Filed June 12, 1929 (II/r0 11111111111111:

CAB-21:1": I

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jzy- 5 INV ENTOR GearyaL Wake/f ATTORN EY Patented Apr. 22, 1930 STATES GEORGE L. wEoKEEr, 0E SEATTLE, wAsrrr-neron BAG HOLDER Application ifiled June 12,

This invention relates to improvements in bag holders and the likevand more particularly to paper bags of varying sizes commonly' used by retail stores as handy receptacles for merchandise.

to a backing board and to select a single bag and tear it from the nail. It often occurs that instead of seizing one bag as intended, two or more bags are seized by the operator, causing a waste of the bags as Well as of time.

A further object of the invention is to provicle means for securely holding the bags so that they cannot he accidentally displaced.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my device.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Figure 3 is a view partly in section upon the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 1 is a similar view taken upon the line 4l1 of Figure 2. p

' Figure 5 is a fragmentary View of one of the bags.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, reference numeral 1 represents a backing board cut out as at 2 to receive a cone of twine 3 which is pivoted upon a pin 4 eX- tending from the board 1. A baseboard 5 which may be either rectangular or circular and reinforced by a disc 6 supports a pivot pin 7, the board 1 being bored out to receive the pivot pin 7 so that the board 1 is centrally pivoted upon the pin 7 and may be freely rotated about that center. I

The entire device, even when loaded with bags, is very light and will rotate easily upon the pivot pin 7 but in order to make this op eration more sensitive, I may provide ball casters 8 which ride around freely upon the disc 6. It will be noted that there are a number of bag carriers of varying sizes. How-. ever, they are all uniform in their operation.

Referring toFigure 2, 10, 11 and 12 indi- 1929. Serial No. 370,361.

cate screw eyes rigid with the board 1 and through which passes'a wire 13 downwardly bent at its end at 14:. The wire 13 is downwardly bent as shown and inwardly bent, as at 115, thence straight downwardly, then to the left, then upwardly and thenbent inwardly,

and finallyterminating in a hook 17 similar to the ho0k'14.

18 represents another wire one of whose ends is formed into an eye 19through which passes the wire 13. The wire 18 continues on downwardly and outwardly from the board 1 and is joined to the wire 13 by a wire link 20 and finally is bent inwardly, as at 21, and terminating in an eye 22 through whichpasses the wire 13. Connected to each of the wires 18 is a cross wire 18 Vv'ire links 23 which also join the wires 13 and 18 are turned up, as at 24, to form a forward ledge, the bottoms of the being supported by these links 23. 7 25 indicates a group of bags in position in the device. The left'hand side of the wire 18 may be drawn from its full line position into its dotted line position, the eye 16 thereof sliding along the wire 13 and theinherent'sp'ring of the wire 18 allowing the left hand sid'eof the wire 18 to move into its dotted position. The reason for this is that in loading any one of the wire frames just described, the left hand side of the wire 18 may be forced outwardly as instep plained to afford more room for inserting the group of bags. 7

I *1 plate 27 has a cross bar 28secured-to it, the ends'of said bar extending beneath the wire 18 (Figure 2). The inner end of the plate 27 is bent upwardly, as at 29, and bored through to receive bolts 30 which pass through eyes 31 formed in a cross Wire 32which has its terminals formed into eyes 33 through which the wire 13 passes. The bolts 30 also pass through plate 34 hinged to plate 34* by means of bolts 3'? passing through. upturned edges 36 of plate 34* and upturned edges 36 of plate 34. Plate 34* is secured to board 1 by means of screws 35. A spring 38 carried on the pin 37 normally maintains the plate 22 in its full line position as seen in Figure 4.

From the foregoing it will be seen that by moving the left hand section of the wire 18 into its dotted position as seen in Figure 3,

then pressing inwardly upon the presser plate 27 so as to move it from its full line position to its dotted position (Figure 4), the bags 25 may be readily placed into their positions as seen in full lines in Figure 1. The bags are of the well known satchel bottom type, being upturned and folded back in the usual manner (see Figure 5). When it is desired to withdraw a single bag, all that is necessary is for the operator to place his hand behind the upturned portion of satchel bottom of the outer bag and draw the bag forwardly to him, the presser plate 27 of course forcing the other bags forwardly into position so that onebag at a time may be withdrawn until the supply is exhausted, when another supply of bags may be placed in the device. It will be further seen that the varying sizes of bags are placed in corresponding wire pockets on both sides of the board 1 and also upon its edge and that the entire device, being easily rotatable upon the pin-7, any bag of any desired size is quickly turned into position and readily accessible.

What is claimed to be new is: V

1. A bag holder comprising a back board, a wire secured to the board forming the back of a wire frame, side wires secured to the back wire, a bottom cross wire connecting the side wires, said side wires being bent inwardly at their middle portion to overlie the bags, and a spring-pressed plate carried by the back board adapted to bear against the back of the bags forcing them outwards.

2. A bag holder comprising a back board, a wire secured to the board forming the back of a wire frame, side wires secured to the back wire, a bottom cross wire connecting the 7 side wires, said side wires beingbent inward 1y at their middle portion to overlie the bags, a spring-pressed plate carried by the back board adapt-ed to bear against the back of the bags forcing them outwards, and a bar secured to the plate engaging the inwardly bent portions of the side wires and limiting the V outward movement of the plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEORGE L. WEOKERT. 

